Tag: nontoxic

How to Refresh Stinky Non-Absorbing Towels

Do your towels begin to stink a few days after laundering? Are they not absorbing water like they used to? SOS! Someone help! Get a CPR instructor to breathe some new life into the towels. 😉 No CPR instructor needed here… just some ingredients from the pantry: vinegar and baking soda. Why do towels stink and lose their…
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Coffee Body Scrub

In our city where the winters are brutal and long and summers are beautiful but short-lived, Manitobans indulge in the warm sun-filled days by spending time outdoors. What does this mean? Beach season 🙂 In our house, we love to get up super early and pack our cooler, coffee, towels, and beach bag, and head…
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Coconut Oil Shave

Back in the “when I was a teenager and would shave the three baby hairs that grew on my legs” days and many years after… I would use shaving cream. A few hours post shaving I would be scratching my legs like crazy. No amount of lotion could soothe the dry and itchy feeling. I…
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Natural Homemade Dishwasher Detergent

The joy of owning a dishwasher should be opening the little door to freshly washed sparkling dishes… except when that doesn’t happen. When commercial dishwasher detergent leaves a weird film [or as I like to call it a “chemical slew”] on the dishes… then you question if the dishes are actually “clean”. What is in commercial dishwasher…
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Dry Shampoo

2nd day hair? [Let’s be honest… maybe 3rd or 4th day hair…]Going for the John Travolta look from Grease? Me neither.Slept in!!!! No time for a shower?Try some dry shampoo! Why try dry shampoo? Saves time [You’re welcome for that extra 15-20 minutes of the day not spent showering] Saves money on: water bill ✔  energy bill ✔  hair products ✔…
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Rosemary Conditioning Hair Rinse

Is hair conditioner weighing you down? Hair feels stringy, limp, or greasy? But skipping the conditioner makes hair feels dry, frizzy and staticky… been there… What’s in Commercial Hair Conditioner? Hair conditioners in commercials claim to provide “healthy looking hair”… but they are not actually creating healthy hair. Many commercial conditioners only coat your hair with chemicals and…
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Homemade Natural Laundry Detergent

I have always had sensitive skin. Growing up, I would always get eczema on my inner elbows and rashes on my body from my clothing [actually from laundry detergent and fabric softeners], which led to doctor visits for special creams. If you suffer from eczema, try replacing the toxic ingredients that come in contact with your skin…
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Fruit and Vegetable Wash

Why should fruits and vegetables be washed? They could have been grown using pesticides, insecticides, or fungicides [Even if you buy organic produce which limits the use of some pesticides or uses ‘natural pesticides’, which are not really all that natural. Seriously. This is a rant for another day.] Grow your own or know thy farmer…
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All-Purpose Citrus Cleaner

It’s time to take a better look at the chemical slew you may be spraying to “clean” your home. Do your cleaning supplies require a gas mask, rubber gloves, or protective suit? [Last time I checked I wasn’t a CSI or working in Quarantine…] Do you want a cleaner that is safe to use around your…
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Natural Homemade Body Wash

Commercial body washes and soaps dry out my skin… and then I’m supposed to slather on lotions and creams with questionable ingredients… I’m out. The skin is our largest organ and what we put on it gets absorbed into our bodies, carrying all those toxic chemicals into our bloodstream and lymphatic system. What we put on…
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